2001–02 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2001–02 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 35th season in the National Hockey League.

2001–02 Los Angeles Kings
Division3rd Pacific
Conference7th Western
2001–02 record40–27–11–4
Goals for214
Goals against190
Team information
General managerDave Taylor
CoachAndy Murray
CaptainMattias Norstrom
Alternate captainsMathieu Schneider
Bryan Smolinski
Ian Laperriere
Kelly Buchberger
ArenaStaples Center
Team leaders
GoalsZigmund Palffy (32)
AssistsJason Allison (55)
PointsJason Allison (74)
Penalty minutesIan Laperriere (125)
Plus/minusCraig Johnson (+14)
Aaron Miller (+14)
WinsFelix Potvin (31)
Goals against averageJamie Storr (1.90)

Offseason

NHL draft

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
118Jens Karlsson SwedenFrolunda HC (Sweden)
130Dave Steckel United StatesOhio State University (NCAA)
249Michael Cammalleri CanadaUniversity of Michigan (NCAA)
251Jaroslav Bednar Czech RepublicHIFK (Finland)
383Henrik Juntunen FinlandKarpat (Finland)
4116Richard Petiot CanadaCamrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
5152Terry Denike CanadaWeyburn Red Wings (SJHL)
5153Tuukka Mantyla FinlandTappara (Finland)
7214Cristobal Huet FranceHC Lugano (Switzerland)
8237Mike Gabinet CanadaUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha (NCAA)
9277Sebastien Laplante CanadaRayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL)

Regular season

The Kings tied the Red Wings for most power-play goals scored during the regular season, with 73, and had the best power-play percentage, at 20.68%.[1]

All-Star game

The 52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on February 2, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The final score was World 8, North America 5.

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13San Jose Sharks8244278324818999
26Phoenix Coyotes8240279622821095
37Los Angeles Kings82402711421419095
410Dallas Stars82362813521521390
513Mighty Ducks of Anaheim8229428317519869

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN825117104251187116
2y – Colorado AvalancheNW8245288121216999
3y – San Jose SharksPAC8244278324819999
4St. Louis BluesCEN8243278422718898
5Chicago BlackhawksCEN82412713121620796
6Phoenix CoyotesPAC8240279622821095
7Los Angeles KingsPAC82402711421419095
8Vancouver CanucksNW8242307325421194
8.5
9Edmonton OilersNW82382812420518292
10Dallas StarsPAC82362813521521390
11Calgary FlamesNW82323512320122079
12Minnesota WildNW82263512919523873
13Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8229428317519869
14Nashville PredatorsCEN82284113019623069
15Columbus Blue JacketsCEN8222478516425557

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 4, 20012–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2001–02)0–0–1–0
2LOctober 7, 20013–4Minnesota Wild (2001–02)0–1–1–0
3LOctober 9, 20011–2@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)0–2–1–0
4WOctober 11, 20016–5@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)1–2–1–0
5LOctober 13, 20010–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)1–3–1–0
6OTLOctober 16, 20012–3 OTWashington Capitals (2001–02)1–3–1–1
7WOctober 18, 20014–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)2–3–1–1
8LOctober 20, 20012–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)2–4–1–1
9WOctober 23, 20017–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)3–4–1–1
10LOctober 25, 20010–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)3–5–1–1
11LOctober 26, 20012–3@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)3–6–1–1
12OTLOctober 28, 20012–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)3–6–1–2
13LOctober 30, 20011–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)3–7–1–2
14LNovember 1, 20012–3Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)3–8–1–2
15WNovember 3, 20014–1Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)4–8–1–2
16LNovember 8, 20012–3Calgary Flames (2001–02)4–9–1–2
17WNovember 10, 20013–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2001–02)5–9–1–2
18LNovember 15, 20013–4Dallas Stars (2001–02)5–10–1–2
19LNovember 17, 20012–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)5–11–1–2
20TNovember 18, 20012–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)5–11–2–2
21TNovember 20, 20015–5 OT@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)5–11–3–2
22WNovember 22, 20014–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)6–11–3–2
23WNovember 24, 20013–1San Jose Sharks (2001–02)7–11–3–2
24LNovember 29, 20011–3Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)7–12–3–2
25WDecember 1, 20014–2Nashville Predators (2001–02)8–12–3–2
26LDecember 3, 20010–2Calgary Flames (2001–02)8–13–3–2
27TDecember 6, 20011–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (2001–02)8–13–4–2
28LDecember 8, 20010–2@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)8–14–4–2
29WDecember 9, 20015–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)9–14–4–2
30TDecember 11, 20011–1 OT@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)9–14–5–2
31WDecember 13, 20016–3Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)10–14–5–2
32WDecember 15, 20013–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)11–14–5–2
33WDecember 16, 20013–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)12–14–5–2
34WDecember 18, 20013–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)13–14–5–2
35WDecember 20, 20014–2@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)14–14–5–2
36LDecember 22, 20011–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)14–15–5–2
37TDecember 26, 20011–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)14–15–6–2
38TDecember 27, 20012–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)14–15–7–2
39LDecember 29, 20014–5New York Rangers (2001–02)14–16–7–2
40WJanuary 2, 20023–1Florida Panthers (2001–02)15–16–7–2
41WJanuary 5, 20023–0@ New York Islanders (2001–02)16–16–7–2
42WJanuary 7, 20023–2@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)17–16–7–2
43WJanuary 9, 20024–0@ New York Rangers (2001–02)18–16–7–2
44LJanuary 10, 20020–5@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)18–17–7–2
45WJanuary 12, 20023–2@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)19–17–7–2
46WJanuary 15, 20022–0Nashville Predators (2001–02)20–17–7–2
47WJanuary 17, 20024–2Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)21–17–7–2
48LJanuary 19, 20022–3New York Islanders (2001–02)21–18–7–2
49WJanuary 21, 20024–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)22–18–7–2
50WJanuary 24, 20024–1Minnesota Wild (2001–02)23–18–7–2
51LJanuary 26, 20022–4Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)23–19–7–2
52WJanuary 28, 20026–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)24–19–7–2
53WJanuary 30, 20022–0@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)25–19–7–2
54LFebruary 4, 20021–3Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)25–20–7–2
55WFebruary 7, 20022–1Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)26–20–7–2
56OTLFebruary 8, 20025–6 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)26–20–7–3
57WFebruary 11, 20022–1Dallas Stars (2001–02)27–20–7–3
58TFebruary 13, 20022–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2001–02)27–20–8–3
59WFebruary 26, 20025–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)28–20–8–3
60WFebruary 27, 20025–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)29–20–8–3
61LMarch 2, 20020–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)29–21–8–3
62TMarch 4, 20021–1 OTOttawa Senators (2001–02)29–21–9–3
63OTLMarch 6, 20022–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)29–21–9–4
64WMarch 7, 20023–2@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)30–21–9–4
65LMarch 9, 20023–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)30–22–9–4
66WMarch 11, 20022–1Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)31–22–9–4
67WMarch 14, 20022–1St. Louis Blues (2001–02)32–22–9–4
68WMarch 16, 20024–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)33–22–9–4
69WMarch 18, 20023–2@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)34–22–9–4
70WMarch 21, 20023–1Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)35–22–9–4
71WMarch 23, 20023–0San Jose Sharks (2001–02)36–22–9–4
72LMarch 24, 20020–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)36–23–9–4
73LMarch 26, 20020–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)36–24–9–4
74TMarch 28, 20022–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)36–24–10–4
75LMarch 30, 20023–5@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)36–25–10–4
76TApril 2, 20024–4 OTVancouver Canucks (2001–02)36–25–11–4
77WApril 4, 20023–0Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)37–25–11–4
78WApril 6, 20024–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (2001–02)38–25–11–4
79WApril 8, 20023–0Dallas Stars (2001–02)39–25–11–4
80LApril 11, 20022–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)39–26–11–4
81LApril 13, 20021–3@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)39–27–11–4
82WApril 14, 20021–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)40–27–11–4

Playoffs

In a rematch of the previous playoff season, Colorado defeated the Kings in the first round in seven games.

Round 1: Los Angeles vs. Colorado

April 18 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center Recap  
No scoring First period 19:51 – Alex Tanguay (1)
Bryan Smolinski (1) – pp – 10:52
Zigmund Palffy (1) – 14:20
Second period 04:22 – Steven Reinprecht (1)
Zigmund Palffy (2) – 03:25 Third period 01:06 – ppJoe Sakic (1)
14:26 – Greg de Vries (1)
Felix Potvin 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 26 saves / 29 shots
April 20 Los Angeles Kings 3–5 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center Recap  
Adam Deadmarsh (1) – 07:23
Mikko Eloranta (1) – 13:13
First period 07:01 – Joe Sakic (2)
15:37 – pp – Joe Sakic (3)
Jason Allison (1) – 08:43 Second period 11:05 – Peter Forsberg (1)
16:45 – Steven Reinprecht (2)
No scoring Third period 08:45 – Chris Drury (1)
Felix Potvin 33 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 28 saves / 31 shots
April 22 Colorado Avalanche 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center Recap  
Brad Larsen (1) – 06:01 First period 00:19 – Zigmund Palffy (3)
No scoring Second period 00:43 – Jason Allison (2)
08:29 – Zigmund Palffy (4)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Patrick Roy 15 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Felix Potvin 30 saves / 31 shots
April 23 Colorado Avalanche 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Steven Reinprecht (3) – 05:57 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Patrick Roy 32 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Felix Potvin 24 saves / 25 shots
April 25 Los Angeles Kings 1–0 OT Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Craig Johnson (1) – 02:19 First overtime period No scoring
Felix Potvin 26 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 22 saves / 23 shots
April 27 Colorado Avalanche 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center Recap  
No scoring First period 01:21 – Jason Allison (3)
06:44 – Brad Chartrand (1)
Riku Hahl (1) – 09:37 Second period 06:19 – Bryan Smolinski (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Patrick Roy 17 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Felix Potvin 23 saves / 24 shots
April 29 Los Angeles Kings 0–4 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:08 – Chris Drury (2)
06:02 – Alex Tanguay (2)
17:32 – Steven Reinprecht (4)
No scoring Third period 16:47 – enAdam Foote (1)
Felix Potvin 23 saves / 26 shots
Jamie Storr 0 saves / 0 shots
Goalie stats Patrick Roy 23 saves / 23 shots
Colorado won series 4–3

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Jason AllisonC73195574682502
Adam DeadmarshRW762933627181205
Zigmund PalffyRW633227592651516
Jaroslav ModryD804384265-4400
Bryan SmolinskiC80132538567410
Steve HeinzeRW7315163146-15804
Philippe BoucherD8072330940402
Mathieu SchneiderD5572330683400
Craig JohnsonLW721314272414413
Eric BelangerC5381624212211
Ian LaperriereRW81814221255003
Lubomir VisnovskyD724172114-5102
Mikko ElorantaLW719918540102
Aaron MillerD74512175414013
Brad ChartrandC467916405001
Kelly BuchbergerRW746713105-13001
Glen MurrayRW9651105402
Mattias NorstromD79291138-2000
Nelson EmersonRW4152725-8001
Randy RobitailleC1843717-9200
Jaroslav BednarRW224268-4102
Andreas LiljaD26145223100
Cliff RonningC1414580100
Jozef StumpelC913441000
Ken BelangerLW4320285-5000
Adam MairC18112571000
Rob ValicevicRW171128-4000
Jere KaralahtiD3001129-5000
Steve KellyC80112-1000
Felix PotvinG71011190000
Kip BrennanLW4000221000
Ted DonatoLW20002-2000
Ryan FlinnLW10000510000
Jason HollandD30000-1000
Jamie StorrG1900040000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Felix Potvin407171312781572.31616861529.907
Jamie Storr88619943281.902360332.922
Team:4957824031111852.24820461861.910
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Zigmund PalffyRW745904000
Jason AllisonC733642001
Adam DeadmarshRW413420000
Craig JohnsonLW712323001
Bryan SmolinskiC72022-1100
Brad ChartrandC711220001
Mikko ElorantaLW71122-1000
Jaroslav ModryD702201000
Philippe BoucherD501122000
Nelson EmersonRW501121000
Ian LaperriereRW70119-5000
Cliff RonningC40112-1000
Mathieu SchneiderD701118-8000
Lubomir VisnovskyD401101000
Jaroslav BednarRW300000000
Eric BelangerC70004-5000
Kelly BuchbergerRW70007-3000
Steve HeinzeRW40002-1000
Steve KellyC100000000
Andreas LiljaD50006-1000
Aaron MillerD700001000
Mattias NorstromD700040000
Felix PotvinG700000000
Jamie StorrG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Felix Potvin417734152.161201186.925
Jamie Storr110000.00000
Team:418734152.151201186.925

[3]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 2001–02 season. [4]

Trades

June 24, 2001 To Los Angeles Kings
5th round pick in 2001 - Terry Denike
To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th round pick in 2001 - Scott Horvath
6th round pick in 2001 - Art Femenella
October 24, 2001 To Los Angeles Kings
Jason Allison
Mikko Eloranta
To Boston Bruins
Glen Murray
Jozef Stümpel
December 18, 2001 To Los Angeles Kings
Rich Brennan
To Nashville Predators
Brett Hauer
March 16, 2002 To Los Angeles Kings
Cliff Ronning
To Nashville Predators
Jere Karalahti
4th round pick in 2003 - Teemu Lassila
March 19, 2002 To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations
To Montreal Canadiens
Stéphane Fiset

Free agent signings

July 2, 2001 From Edmonton Oilers
Brett Hauer
July 2, 2001 From Boston Bruins
Ken Belanger (1 year, $393,500)
July 3, 2001 From Buffalo Sabres
Steve Heinze (3 years, $6 million)
July 6, 2001 From Nashville Predators
Randy Robitaille
August 16, 2001 From Nashville Predators
Rob Valicevic (1 year, $500,000)
August 23, 2001 From Buffalo Sabres
Jason Holland
September 25, 2001 From St. Louis Blues
Derek Bekar

Free agents lost

July 2, 2001 To Detroit Red Wings
Luc Robitaille (2 years, $9.5 million)
July 2, 2001 To Nashville Predators
Stu Grimson (2 years, $1.45 million)
July 18, 2001 To New York Islanders
Marko Tuomainen
August 8, 2001 To Nashville Predators
Rich Brennan (1 year, $400,000)
September 29, 2001 To Sheffield Steelers (BISL)
Peter Leboutillier

Waivers

January 3, 2002 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Randy Robitaille
January 28, 2002 From New York Islanders
Ted Donato
March 6, 2002 To Boston Bruins
Ted Donato
March 19, 2002 From Boston Bruins
Ted Donato

References

  1. "2001-02 NHL Summary". Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. "2001-2002 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. "2001-02 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  4. "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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